Mental well-being in school-aged children in Europe: associations with social cohesion and socioeconomic circumstances

Antony Morgan; Candace  Currie; Pernille Due; Saoirse  Nic Gabhain; Mette Rasmussen; Oddrun Samdal; Rebecca Smith

Mental well-being in school-aged children in Europe: associations with social cohesion and socioeconomic circumstances

Antony Morgan, Candace Currie, Pernille Due, Saoirse Nic Gabhain, Mette Rasmussen, Oddrun Samdal, Rebecca Smith

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Abstract

This background paper presents a map depicting the prevalence of mental well-being among nationally representative samples of school-aged children in participating countries and regions in the WHO cross-national HBSC study during the period 1998 -2006. This description of mental well-being is based on three indicators: life satisfaction, self-rated health, and subjective health complaints.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social cohesion for mental well-being among adolescents. WHO/HBSC Forum 2007
Editors	Alex Mathieson, Theodora Koller
Place of Publication	Copenhagen
Publisher	WHO Regional Office for Europe
Pages	12-25
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9789289042888
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

adolescent
Health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC)
health promotion
mental disorders
socioeconomic factors
school health services
Europe

UN SDGs

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Morgan, A., Currie, C., Due, P., Nic Gabhain, S., Rasmussen, M., Samdal, O., & Smith, R. (2008). Mental well-being in school-aged children in Europe: associations with social cohesion and socioeconomic circumstances. In A. Mathieson, & T. Koller (Eds.), Social cohesion for mental well-being among adolescents. WHO/HBSC Forum 2007 (pp. 12-25). WHO Regional Office for Europe. http://www.euro.who.int/en/publications/abstracts/social-cohesion-for-mental-well-being-among-adolescents.-whohbsc-forum-2007/download-by-individual-chapter/background-papers/mental-well-being-in-school-aged-children-in-europe-associations-with-social-cohesion-and-socioeconomic-circumstances

Morgan, Antony ; Currie, Candace ; Due, Pernille ; Nic Gabhain, Saoirse ; Rasmussen, Mette ; Samdal, Oddrun ; Smith, Rebecca. / Mental well-being in school-aged children in Europe: associations with social cohesion and socioeconomic circumstances. Social cohesion for mental well-being among adolescents. WHO/HBSC Forum 2007. editor / Alex Mathieson ; Theodora Koller. Copenhagen : WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2008. pp. 12-25

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Social cohesion for mental well-being among adolescents. WHO/HBSC Forum 2007. ed. / Alex Mathieson; Theodora Koller. Copenhagen : WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2008. p. 12-25.

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Mental well-being in school-aged children in Europe: associations with social cohesion and socioeconomic circumstances

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Keywords

UN SDGs

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